We were just discussing on another thread, an hour long
Fox News Special: Saving Our Economy: What'$ Next [MUST SEE] that covers a lot of what you've just posted. It's been on yesterday and today. The Next and LAST showing that I can see, is 10pm ET TONIGHT (10/5/08). So for those of you who've missed it, try and catch it. And if you can corral a lefty or independent to watch it with; do so!
I just watched it this afternoon - ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
They went into much greater detail than me and it is something that everyone should watch.
I followed historical data points but FOX really, really nailed it. Multimedia is so much more powerful than just text.